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I've never heard of the post 9/11 being MOS specific (someone correct me if I'm wrong, don't wanna give bad info). I know to a point it's component specific in terms of how long you have to serve to be eligeable for 100%.

Does anyone know of a website that has practice oral scenarios for the paramedic exam?

The same knowledge retention could be said for EMTs until they land a job and start doing those skills. I think that's generally the same with everyone though. "if you dont use it you'll lose it"

68W might as well get AEMT during AIT, there's not that much in the scope that's not covered during AIT anyway. It would make sense for NCOs or SNCOs to get their P but most of them don't do anything medical anyway at that point, would kind of be a waste

Good stuff, hopefully it'll have a trickle down effect and 68Ws will start to get certed for AEMT

A PMC won't hire you simply for having your paramedic cert. it's great you've been shooting weapons and took a few classes (are they even from reputable sources or are they NRA/local yokal?). You have no real combat training, no combat experience, no high risk VIP security experience... Go check...

Can you provide a citation for that claim? To quote AMEDD "AMEDD will develop and implement a plan to integrate EMT-P as the minimum professional standard of training for the US Army Flight Medic IOT to improve the medical proficiency of en route care and foster a community of trust ."

and before anyone gets up in arms, no I'm not saying 68W is on the same level as paramedic when comparing overall ability or education. If you compared a paramedic with equal training time as a medic from a good unit, I would say they are on par when it comes to trauma patients. There is a...

a couple of corrections from just this page (not going to go back and read the whole thing) 1: there are A LOT more than 40 18Ds. Each ODA has at least 1 18D, if you think there are only 40 ODAs in the entire army you're watching too much Rambo. 2: ALL ranger medics go through the W1 course, and...

more meant small town where there is no real local EMS or if there is it's just 2 ambulances

I've seen people compare UK and US EMS a lot on here, it's completely detached too. But yes it is a totally different situation. There are some places in the US where the cops also act as BLS (aside for transport) if that counts?

I've just been letting them play with small snack-sized objects, is that what I've been doing wrong?

There was a study done recently that showed that patients with chest pain were more likely to code during transport where the siren was blazing because of the added stress. Maybe this is just my opinion, but if I was on a gurney I think the words "I don't think you're gonna make it" or even the...

Can ANY EMT/paramedic honestly say they've been 100% truthful with all patients? This includes worrying about your own safety with psych patients or telling a patient you don't think he'll last to get discharged from the hospital. I'm all for honesty, unless it makes a patient's condition...

Integrity doesnt just apply to what you say it applies to doing what's best for the patient. If your patient is against saline because he thinks its not enough (despite his medical knowledge ending with bandaids) and you know that's what he needs, I dont see any ethical discrepency with saying...

The placebo effect can be a powerful thing, I told a new guy at my unit a couple years ago we spiked his coffee with ipicac syrup, he ended up puking for an hour. Funny part is there was no ipicac syrup in it, he just psyched himself into it. I think this is kind of the same thing as telling a...

its a conscript military, meaning everyone has to serve. there are a few exceptions in the cases of disabilities obviously. however there are a couple civil service jobs you can choose to do instead of military service, and I believe EMS is 1 of them.

When I was working civilian EMS we had someone who applied at the company who mentioned his instructor said that starting pay was $16 an hour for all companies in the area... might not be the same type of funny but still hilarious.

from my understanding Israel does. Granted it is a country that constantly hit with terrorist attacks so it's a bit different than here.

expand it to military I got a list for ya, lol. To throw in a viewpoint which may be a motivating factor behind the whole "i want a gun i want a gun!!!" thing: a firearm is like a safety blanket. In some ways more so to those of us whove trained with them and used them professionally and in...